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PROTESTANT ENGLAND AND ITS GROWING EMPIRE. The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther John Calvin Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth Roanoke Island. The Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther: 1517 and the 95 theses Protested Catholic corruption, wealth, power Translated Bible into German
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PROTESTANT ENGLANDAND ITS GROWING EMPIRE The Protestant Reformation Martin Luther John Calvin Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth Roanoke Island
The Protestant Reformation • Martin Luther: 1517 and the 95 theses • Protested Catholic corruption, wealth, power • Translated Bible into German • God’s grace, not Priest, path to salvation. • John Calvin: Geneva • Predestination, the “Elect.” • Protestant Ethic • Individualistic, democratic • Hard Work, Thrift, Temperance • Max Weber:Prot. Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism
Protestant England Expands • Henry VIII: divorces Catherine of Aragon • Starts Church of England: 1534 • Protestant w/ many Catholic ceremonies • Puritans / Separatist want pure Protestantism • Queen Elizabeth: Head of Church • Sir Francis Drake, “The Sea Dog” • Wins war with Spanish Armada (1588) • England tries to take over Ireland
England and the New World • John Cabot explores Newfoundland 1497 • Sebastian Cabot: Hudson Bay 1508 • England claims North America • Elizabeth avoids American colonization • Push/Pull from England 1580-1650: pop • explosion, city poverty, primogenitor, religious freedom, land, escape troubles, new life • Propaganda: Richard Hakluyt: get rich • Roanoke Island: Sir Walter Raleigh • First colony fails • Second colony vanishes 1590